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2 killed, 3 injured in crane accident at construction siteIndustryMay 22, 2017Two South Koreans were killed and three others injured after a crane broke down at a construction site near Seoul, police said Monday. Five workers fell from a 55-meter-tall tower crane at the const... -
WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan amid China pressureWorld NewsMay 22, 2017Despite impassioned pleas from several countries, the World Health Organization's annual assembly refused Monday to even discuss admitting Taiwan to the meeting, under pressure from China. Self-gove...
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Korea will perform better in 'must-win' match vs. Argentina: coachSoccerMay 22, 2017South Korean football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday his team will show an even better performance in its second match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup than it did in a convincing victory last weekend. H...
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Indonesian police make mass arrests over 'gay sex party'WorldMay 22, 2017Indonesian police have detained 141 men including several foreigners for allegedly taking part in a gay sex party at a sauna, an official said Monday, the latest sign of a backlash against homosexual...
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Foreign tourists fall 27 pct last month amid THAAD rowTravelMay 22, 2017The number of foreign tourists to South Korea fell 27 percent in April from a year earlier as demand from China fell dramatically, the country's tourism agency said Monday. Last month, a total of 1....
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S. Korea sees steep fall in Chinese visitors on THAAD spatTravelMay 22, 2017The number of Chinese tourists in South Korea more than halved last month from a year earlier, dragged down by China's ban on sales of Korea-bound trips amid a diplomatic row over a U.S. anti-missile...
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Students sexually abused by peers face struggles in courtWorld NewsMay 22, 2017When children sexually assault other children at school, sometimes the only measure of justice comes through the courts. The barriers are formidable, and can lead to long, grueling fights: Public sc...
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Search team identifies missing student's remains in Sewol ferrySocial affairsMay 13, 2017South Korea's search team investigating the Sewol ferry, which was salvaged three years after it sank in the country's worst maritime disaster, said Saturday it has identified the remains of a missin... -
US lawmakers pushing to reauthorize NK human rights actNorth KoreaMay 13, 2017US lawmakers are pushing to reauthorize a bill promoting human rights and freedom in North Korea that expires this year, according to a news report Saturday. Voice of America reported that US Senato... -
Trump suggests he might drop daily press briefingsWorld NewsMay 13, 2017President Donald Trump threatened to shut down daily press briefings Friday as he sought to defend his White House from criticism of its shifting explanations and misstatements about the firing of FB...
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Pyongyang will talk with Washington under right conditions: NK diplomatNorth KoreaMay 13, 2017A senior North Korean diplomat in charge of US affairs said Saturday Pyongyang will hold talks with Washington "under the right conditions," raising the possibility bilateral contact amid US Presiden... -
Trump raised trade first, NK later in talks with Moon: officialPoliticsMay 13, 2017US President Donald Trump raised the topic of renegotiating a free trade deal with South Korea first before mentioning cooperation on the North Korean nuclear front in a recent phone conversation wit... -
Number of new child adoptees in Korea falls to record low in 2016Social affairsMay 13, 2017The number of new child adoptees in South Korea reached a record low last year, data showed Saturday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of new child ad... -
N. Korea sends protest to US Congress over sanctionsNorth KoreaMay 13, 2017A North Korean parliamentary committee sent a rare letter of protest to the US House of Representatives on Friday over its new package of tougher sanctions. The sanctions were condemned as a "heinou...
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Trump says 'certain circumstances' must be met for inter-Korean talksWorld NewsMay 13, 2017U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn't oppose South Korea's newly elected President Moon Jae-in engaging in dialogue with Pyongyang, but reiterated that talks must be pursued under right circums...
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